TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Junior Caminero homered twice and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday at George Steinbrenner Field. Caminero hit a solo shot in the first inning and a two-run blast in the seventh. Jonathan Aranda also homered twice, connecting in the fourth and sixth innings. The Rays improved to 14-11, while the Twins fell to 12-14.

Drew Rasmussen pitched six innings for the win, allowing one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts. Bryan Baker earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth. Taj Bradley took the loss for Minnesota, surrendering six earned runs over 6⅓ innings. Brooks Lee went 3 for 4 with a solo home run for the Twins, and Royce Lewis hit a solo homer in the ninth. Attendance was 14,476, and the game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. The total of eight runs went under the 7½ over-under. Tampa Bay has won four of its last five meetings with Minnesota.